Egg-candler.



R. D. HAYWARD.

EGG OANDLER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1911-. w 1,007,198. 1 Patented 001. 31, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD D. HAYWARD, OF WARSAW, INDIANA.

EGG-CANDLER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, RICHARD D. HAYWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at lVarsaw, in the county of Kosciusko and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Egg-Candlers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in egg testing devices andembraces the construction of an egg tester having reflector means forestimating the condition of the eggs to be tested.

One of the objects of the invention is the construction of a simple andinexpensive portable egg tester having means for supporting a number ofeggs and means for illuminating the eggs and testing the same by areflector located so as to receive the rays of the illuminating means.

IVith the above and other objects in view the invention embraces certaincombinations, constructions and arrangements of parts, clearly describedin the following specification and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the hood ofthe device raised, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the hood of thedevice lowered, and Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional viewshowing a modified form of lighting.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which are prepared forillustrative purposes and are accordingly not drawn to scale, numeral 1denotes the base, upon which is mounted vertical side walls 2 and 3,each wall being formed with two steps 4 and 5. A front end wall 6 islocated on the forward end of the base 1 and secured against the forwardends of the side walls 2 and 3, and a rear end wall 7 is located ontherear end of the base 1 and secured against the rear ends of the sidewalls. The rear portions of the side walls extend for a considerable distance above the forward and the interme diate portions thereof and areprovided with a wall 8 forming a closure for the forward portionsthereof. In the preferred form of the invention the inner walls areformed of or covered with mirror glass or other suitable reflectingmaterial and is provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 24, 1911.

Patented Oct. 31, 1911.

Serial No. 629,220.

electric lamps 9 or other suitable illuminating means.

Forwardly of the upstanding rear portions of the side walls an eggsupporting tray 10 is secured to the inner sides of the walls 2 and 3,being formed with a series of egg receiving openings 11. At a plane beneath the egg tray 10 a mirror or reflector 12 is secured to the walls 2and 3, being held at a slight incline thereon so as to reflect theshadows of the eggs forwardly of the device. WVhen a number of eggs areplaced in the openings of the tray 10 and the lamps 9 are energized theshadows of the eggs will be thrown upon the mirror or reflector 12 sothat an experiencedobserver can readily estimate the freshness of theeggs reflected by means of the shadows, which will vary according to thestate of freshness of the eggs.

In order to keep the tray 10 protected from dirt when the device is notemployed and to aid an operator to more quickly test a number of eggs, areflector hood 13 is hinged by means of links 14 to the upstanding rearportions of the sides 2 and 3, said hood being engaged by a weightedpulley rope 15, which passes over a pulley 16 fastened to the outersides of wall 2. A latch 16 is located on the side wall 2 beneath thelink 15 so as to engage the hood and hold the same in closed position.WVhen the hood is closed as shown in Fig. 2 the light rays of the lamps9 will be projected more strongly against the eggs and the shadowsthereof will appear more distinctly on the reflecting mirror 12.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated a modification of my invention comprising adevice having a lamp of the ordinary house type and adapted to burnkerosene or other fuel which is located on a shelf 17 supported onblocks 18, fastened to the end wall 7 and to an intermediate partition19, forming a support for the mirror 12. The operating of thismodification is the same as the one previously described and it isespecially designed for use in connection with places not having meansfor energizing electric lamps.

Having described my invention I desire to secure by Letters Patent:

egg candler consisting of a lamp box having end and side walls, saidside walls the inner surface of said box and said cover extending beyondsaid box and stepped, a lined with a reflecting surface.

perforated egg tray on one of said steps, an In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature inclined mirror held between said extending inpresence of two witnesses.

side Walls, a hinged cover adapted to close RICHARD D. HAYWARD. bothsaid box and said egg tray, means for Vvitnesses:

normally holding said cover in a raised po- ANDREW G. 7001),

sit-ion, and a catch to hold said cover down, J OHN H. AIKEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

